Keith Allen Spells was 29 when he was found fatally shot on Monday, December 28, 2020, in the 1600 block of Lee Street in Montgomery, Alabama. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene and the Montgomery Police Department ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators reported evidence and witness accounts that the shooting followed an altercation shortly before the fatal shot. Authorities say the attack did not appear random and that the person responsible was likely someone known to Spells. An acquaintance of Spells was arrested and charged with murder; police indicated the shooting may have been the culmination of an ongoing dispute between the two men, though specifics of their relationship and the disagreement have not been released.

Anyone with information about Spells, his movements that evening, or the dispute that preceded the shooting is asked to come forward.